''Epilineutes'' is a

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of South and Central American ray spiders containing the single species, ''Epilineutes globosus''. The genus was first described by

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in 1986. The single species was first described in 1896 under the name ''Andasta globosa'', but has also been referred to as ''Theridiosoma globosum''. It has been found in

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and

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Monotypic Araneomorphae genera Spiders of Central America Spiders of Mexico Spiders of South America Theridiosomatidae {{Theridiosomatidae-stub

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